Paleo Diet qn

Unlike the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) or GAPS (Gut and Phycology Syndrome) diet, the Paleo "diet" is not so much a "diet" as a lifestyle.  There's no intro phase, it's more about making conscious decisions about eating the way your primal ancestors may have eaten.  Cavemen didn't grow fields of grains, nor  beans.  They hunted and gathered, so they ate meat, plants, tubers, fruits.  I suppose they could have gathered honey from the bees, so honey is part of the paleo meal plan.

I am transitioning into paleo myself, and while I"m not a big fan of meat, I feel good, and I am not losing weight that I can't afford to lose, as I did on the intro GAPS and SCD diets (which didn't really do anything for me anyway).  I guess paleo is pretty similar to SCD, but there are some distinct differences.  Paleo allows sweet potatoes, SCD doesn't.  SCD allows nuts and beans and dairy, paleo advises against them, except for fresh local raw dairy products if you can get them. 

 

I agree with zuke but want to make a distinction about "beans". Beans come in multiple forms: green beans, shelly beans (meaning the seeds are still soft and green) and dried beans.

"Green" beans are very good for soluble fiber and my gut loves them cooked. "Shelly" beans (think fresh baby limas) are also fine in not a large quantity, cooked to soft stage. Dried beans are the point that Paleo says whoa but they can be a source of fiber (insoluble mostly) for guts that aren't flaring. I myself eat lots of "green" beans and almost no dried beans for the last 2 years.

try my method = simple ! kinda like troop said, no grains, dairy, sugar, legumes - try that for a while and don't get too hung up on details - if you try to micro-manage it you'll drive yourself crazy - give it a couple weeks and see where you're at -

"i've noticed that different "paleo" followers include different things in their diet. some drink coffee, eat chocolate and honey, use baking powders/sodas, include grass fed diary, and others eat a more primal diet of meat, veggies, and fruits. it just depends how strict you want to be and how each food reacts to your GI tract.

there is no intro phase, but there is the autoimmune condition phase for people with autoimmune problems. that is no eggs, nightshades, nuts/seeds.
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lololololololol, people are like, yo I do paleo, actually I do PALEO + SAD diet. lol. In fact, I do them all.

Person 1 seeing Person 2 eating chocolate: Hey, I thought you were on Paleo

Person 2: Yea, I am. I ate Paleo this morning.

Person 1: Oh, ok cool. Do you wanna do Paleo for supper or Chinese?

Person 2: I dunno, I'll see what I feel like...

Yes, "grains" includes rice, corn, all forms of wheat/spelt/barley/rye, quinoa, millet, etc etc.

imagardner2, for some reason I cannot tolerate green beans....any suggestions why that might be? It just started with my UC, prior to UC I could eat them.

standard american diet.

madpotter, i usually eat 8 oz ground beef sauteed in coconut oil and then throw in mushrooms. i'll put this whole mess on greens and eat it. also drink chicken bone broth with this. might have an apple or two after. if it's not beef, it's chicken, shrimp, or salmon. dinner is usually the exact same thing as this and lunch is fruit.

maxmilian, i usually rub the meat in whatever spices i want and then saute on medium with the lid on for about 5-6 minutes per side. the salmon at my grocery store can be thick sometimes so when it is, i usually have to add time to that. i always put coconut oil in the pan and do skin side down first. that way, it gets crispy.

the main spices/seasonings i use are ground mustard, dried oregano, turmeric, celery salt, parsley, basil, lemon, coconut braggs, horseradish. i can't use any nightshade spices like paprika or any other peppers.

Just found this thread and can relate to what you said soy stud. Lol I have been driving myself MAD with details not good!